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Aliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.Aliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.Aliens arrive, parking in a geostationary orbit over Nevada. Using powers unknown to us, they declare war, and use unmanned trucks as weapons.
David Lawrence Brown
- Gas Station Customer in Car
- (uncredited)
Erich Martin Hicks
- Hazmat Suit Killer with Axe
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaThe Westway Refrigerated truck, the main adversary, is a Western Star. The Happy Toys truck in Maximum Overdrive (1986) is also a Western Star.
- GoofsThe power in the area is out, and later the backup generator is shown being destroyed by the trucks. However, the electric gas pumps continue to function for the refueling scenes while the people are using candles and lamps inside.
- Quotes
ill-fated Mailman: Veeeery cute. Alright, kid... come on out right now!
- ConnectionsFeatured in Sven Uslings Bio: Trucks (2021)
Featured review
Now here is something Michael Bay should be remaking!
Stephen King's sole directorial effort MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE (1986) apparently wasn't silly enough (or didn't bomb hard enough) to kill the will of producers to remake his short story "Trucks" just over a decade later. In this incarnation, folks are held captive by the title beasts in a rustic truck stop run by Ray (Timothy Busfield). This was made-for- TV with a low budget and is decidedly less goofy so one has to wonder, "Why bother?" I mean, outside of the obvious, "We'll put Kings name on it and make a ton of money." The cast of mostly Canadians is fine and the illogical scenes are abound (if machines are turning on you, why is your plan to ride a motorcycle to steal a helicopter from the Army base? ). The funniest bit is a truck using its mirrors to spy on someone and then trying to play it off when someone catches it. And since when do cars with unexplained sentient powers need to see from the driver's viewpoint? There are a few gory and unrelated kill scenes that look like they were added in post-production, seemingly confirmed by an "additional scenes" end credit. Interestingly, they were produced by William (SCARECROWS) Wesley.
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- Runtime1 hour 35 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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